Man badly burned after car strikes pillar

(CBS 5 News) Witnesses told Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies the man's car was speeding when it crossed traffic near Daisy Mountain Drive and Gavilan Peak Parkway and struck the pillar.

PHOENIX (CBS5) -

A man suffered life-threatening burns after his car crashed into a pillar in front of a building in Anthem on Wednesday night.

Witnesses told Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies the man's car was speeding when it crossed traffic near Daisy Mountain Drive and Gavilan Peak Parkway about 8:30 p.m., struck the pillar and burst into flames.

Deputies said the man suffered serious burns to his body and was flown to John C. Lincoln Hospital.